How U.S. Intelligence Agencies Can Find Out What Trump Told Putin

Intelligence officers are hamstrung because even if they are able to get a full account of President Donald Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, they would be limited in how they could use it without risking Trump's wrath.

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President Donald Trump's insistence on holding a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin hobbled U.S. intelligence agencies that would usually get an intimate look at such a sit-down, but American spies still have extraordinary capabilities to piece together what was discussed.